Net Worth: $300,000
Spike Dudley’s pro wrestling career began in the early ’90s when he made his debut with Extreme Championship Wrestling. Over the years, he went by a few different names, including Brother Runt. These days, he mainly goes by his birth name, Matthew Hyson.
Hyson had a fairly successful run in the WWE between 2004-2005 when he got his hands on the Cruiserweight Championship. He also won a few other championships during his wrestling days, including the Hardcore and European Championships. He still makes the occasional appearance, but for the most part, he’s busy working his 9-5 as a finance specialist at Merrill Edge and taking care of his wife and children.
Mick Foley
Net Worth: $15M
Mick Foley made his professional wrestling debut in 1991 as “Cactus Jack,” with the WCW. In 1996, he signed with the WWF, and his new persona, Mankind, was born. Foley wrestled on and off for several years under various names and was inducted into the WWE’s Hall of Fame in 2013. He has also ventured down several different paths in the world of entertainment.
Foley, unlike a lot of other celebrities, fully wrote his own autobiography, for which he became a New York Times Bestselling Author. He then wrote several follow-ups along with a number of children’s books, including "Tales from Wrescal Lane" and "Tietam Brown," which was nominated in 2004 for the WHSmith People’s Choice Award. He has also appeared in several films and television shows, such as "Celebrity Deathmatch," "Celebrity Wife Swap," and "Family Feud."
Garbage Man
Net Worth: $100,000
Michael David Droese was known as The Garbage Man and Duke “The Dumpster” Droese when he first appeared in the mid-90s. When he signed with the WWF in 1994, his gimmick was jumping into the ring with a trash can that he would use to beat his opponents over the head with.
He worked with the organization for a couple of years before his final match in 96’. Afterward, he continued wrestling on the independent circuit sporadically, which he still does now. His most recent performance was in May of 2019 at Chikara’s Infinite Gauntlet.
Brutus Beefcake
Net Worth: $100,000
Brutus Beefcake, born Edward Harrison Leslie, is a nine-time champion and pay-per-view headliner that began his pro wrestling career in the 1970s. He debuted with the WWF in 1984 and became a part of The Dream Team, along with Greg “The Hammer” Valentine. Beefcake stuck around the industry for decades, and most recently wrestled for Big Time Wrestling in 2010.
In 2013, Leslie received some odd press when he showed up at City Hall in Toronto, toting a sub sandwich and scissors, claiming that Rob Ford, the mayor, needed an “intervention.” The mayor was in the midst of a narcotics scandal, but security still was not having any of it, and they removed him from the premises. Leslie still makes an appearance here and there, but he’s retired from getting in the ring.
Kelly Kelly
Net Worth: $1M
Kelly Kelly, also known as Barbara Jean Blank, is a model and actress turned wrestler and television personality. She first started with the WWE in 2006 after being scouted by one of the organization’s officials during a photoshoot. Then, in 2011, she won her first Diva’s championship.
The wrestling Diva was released from the WWE in September of 2012 and went on to pursue different options on the independent circuit. But in 2017, Kelly Kelly was back in action and participated in the WWE’s first women-only pay-per-view event. She most recently crushed it in a RAW reunion special where she became the first 24/7 women’s champion. After the victory, she turned to social media to exclaim, “this one is for all of you Diva’s stans.”